2018 Sunwolves season

Sunwolves
2018 season
Head coachJamie Joseph /
Tony Brown (caretaker)
CaptainWillie Britz and
Yutaka Nagare
StadiumChichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
Overall15th
Australian Conference5th
RecordWon 3, Lost 13
Top try scorerAll: Hosea Saumaki (7)
Top points scorerAll: Hayden Parker (136)
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In 2018, the Sunwolves participated in the 2018 Super Rugby competition, the 23rd edition of the competition since its inception in 1996. They were included in the Australian Conference of the competition, along with the Brumbies, Rebels, Reds and Waratahs.

Personnel

Coaches and management

The Sunwolves coaching and management staff for the 2018 Super Rugby season were:

2018 Sunwolves coaches and management
Name Title
Jamie Joseph Head coach
Tony Brown Assistant coach (attack coach)
Scott Hansen Assistant coach (defence coach)
Shin Hasegawa Assistant coach (scrum coach)
Atsushi Tanabe Assistant coach (skills coach)

Squad

The following players were named in the Sunwolves squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season:[1]

2018 Sunwolves squad
Player Club Position/s Date of birth (age) Super Rugby Sunwolves
Apps Pts Apps Pts
Asaeli Ai Valu Panasonic Wild Knights Prop (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 (aged 28) 0 0 0 0
Takuma Asahara (short-term) Toshiba Brave Lupus Prop (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 30) 25 0 25 0
Jaba Bregvadze — Hooker (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 30) 0 0 0 0
Willie Britz NTT Shining Arcs Number 8 (1988-08-31)31 August 1988 (aged 29) 37 10 12 10
Jason Emery — Centre (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 24) 35 10 0 0
Kenki Fukuoka Panasonic Wild Knights Wing (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 25) 9 20 9 20
Yoshikazu Fujita Panasonic Wild Knights Fullback (1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 24) 0 0 0 0
Grant Hattingh Kubota Spears Lock (1990-10-03)3 October 1990 (aged 27) 55 10 0 0
Uwe Helu Yamaha Júbilo Lock (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (aged 27) 10 5 10 5
Kazuki Himeno Toyota Verblitz Lock (1994-07-27)27 July 1994 (aged 23) 0 0 0 0
Takeshi Hino (short-term) Yamaha Júbilo Hooker (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 28) 9 10 9 10
Shota Horie Panasonic Wild Knights Hooker (1986-01-21)21 January 1986 (aged 32) 34 20 15 15
Keita Inagaki Panasonic Wild Knights Prop (1990-06-02)2 June 1990 (aged 27) 18 0 17 0
Shintaro Ishihara Suntory Sungoliath Prop (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 27) 0 0 0 0
Kai Ishii NTT Shining Arcs Wing (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 24) 0 0 0 0
Nika Khatiashvili — Prop (1992-05-22)22 May 1992 (aged 25) 0 0 0 0
Koo Ji-won Honda Heat Prop (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 23) 6 0 6 0
Lappies Labuschagné Kubota Spears Flanker (1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 29) 50 35 0 0
Timothy Lafaele Coca-Cola Red Sparks Centre (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 26) 9 22 9 22
Fetuani Lautaimi Toyota Verblitz Number 8 (1992-10-21)21 October 1992 (aged 25) 0 0 0 0
Michael Leitch Toshiba Brave Lupus Number 8 (1988-10-07)7 October 1988 (aged 29) 34 35 0 0
Lomano Lemeki Honda Heat Wing (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 29) 0 0 0 0
Michael Little Mitsubishi Dynaboars Centre (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (aged 24) 0 0 0 0
Shinya Makabe Suntory Sungoliath Lock (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 30) 10 0 10 0
Semisi Masirewa Kintetsu Liners Wing (1992-06-09)9 June 1992 (aged 25) 17 0 0 0
Rikiya Matsuda Panasonic Wild Knights Centre (1994-05-03)3 May 1994 (aged 23) 0 0 0 0
Kotaro Matsushima Suntory Sungoliath Scrum-half (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 24) 14 0 9 0
Craig Millar — Prop (1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 27) 10 0 0 0
James Moore Toshiba Brave Lupus Lock (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 24) 0 0 0 0
Daishi Murata Suntory Sungoliath Centre (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 29) 0 0 0 0
Yutaka Nagare Suntory Sungoliath Scrum-half (1992-09-04)4 September 1992 (aged 25) 0 0 0 0
Ryoto Nakamura Suntory Sungoliath Centre (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 26) 0 0 0 0
Masakatsu Nishikawa Suntory Sungoliath Flanker (1987-05-18)18 May 1987 (aged 30) 0 0 0 0
Yusuke Niwai Canon Eagles Hooker (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 26) 10 0 10 0
Ryuji Noguchi Tokai University Fullback (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 22) 0 0 0 0
Shunsuke Nunomaki Panasonic Wild Knights Flanker (1992-07-13)13 July 1992 (aged 25) 4 0 4 0
Hayden Parker — Fly-half (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 27) 30 101 0 0
Ed Quirk Canon Eagles Flanker (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 26) 63 10 24 5
Robbie Robinson Ricoh Black Rams Fullback (1989-08-22)22 August 1989 (aged 28) 44 69 0 0
Atsushi Sakate Panasonic Wild Knights Hooker (1993-06-21)21 June 1993 (aged 24) 5 0 5 0
Hosea Saumaki Canon Eagles Wing (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 25) 0 0 0 0
Kaito Shigeno Toyota Verblitz Scrum-half (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 27) 18 10 18 10
Yu Tamura Canon Eagles Fly-half (1989-01-09)9 January 1989 (aged 29) 24 79 24 79
Fumiaki Tanaka Panasonic Wild Knights Scrum-half (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 33) 53 15 7 5
Harumichi Tatekawa Kubota Spears Centre (1989-12-12)12 December 1989 (aged 28) 15 5 15 5
Sione Teaupa Kubota Spears Centre (1992-07-09)9 July 1992 (aged 25) 0 0 0 0
Yoshitaka Tokunaga Toshiba Brave Lupus Number 8 (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 25) 6 5 6 5
Will Tupou Coca-Cola Red Sparks Centre (1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 27) 21 10 8 5
Keisuke Uchida Panasonic Wild Knights Scrum-half (1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 25) 11 5 11 5
Gerhard van den Heever Yamaha Júbilo Wing (1989-04-13)13 April 1989 (aged 28) 57 70 0 0
Wimpie van der Walt NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes Flanker / lock (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 29) 19 30 0 0
Hencus van Wyk Munakata Sanix Blues Prop (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 25) 5 0 0 0
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco NTT Shining Arcs Flanker (1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 22) 7 10 7 10
Alex Woonton Ricoh Black Rams Prop (1988-02-27)27 February 1988 (aged 29) 0 0 0 0
Sam Wykes Panasonic Wild Knights Lock (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 29) 100 25 13 10
Akihito Yamada Panasonic Wild Knights Wing (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 32) 10 45 10 45
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 17 February 2018, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

2018 Super Rugby standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Crusaders (C) 16 14 0 2 542 295 +247 77 39 7 0 63 Quarter-finals (Conference leaders)
2 Lions 16 9 0 7 519 435 +84 77 55 6 4 46
3 Waratahs 16 9 1 6 557 445 +112 74 59 4 2 44
4 Hurricanes 16 11 0 5 474 343 +131 66 43 5 2 51 Quarter-finals (Wildcard)
5 Chiefs 16 11 0 5 463 368 +95 60 48 3 2 49
6 Highlanders 16 10 0 6 437 445 −8 59 57 3 1 44
7 Jaguares 16 9 0 7 409 418 −9 51 55 2 0 38
8 Sharks 16 7 1 8 437 442 −5 49 57 2 4 36
9 Rebels 16 7 0 9 440 461 −21 57 60 5 3 36
10 Brumbies 16 7 0 9 393 422 −29 56 52 2 4 34
11 Stormers 16 6 0 10 390 423 −33 46 56 0 5 29
12 Bulls 16 6 0 10 441 502 −61 59 66 2 3 29
13 Reds 16 6 0 10 389 501 −112 49 66 1 3 28
14 Blues 16 4 0 12 378 509 −131 50 66 2 4 22
15 Sunwolves 16 3 0 13 404 664 −260 48 99 0 2 14
Source: Super Rugby


Round-by-round

The table below shows the Sunwolves' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position:

Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 QF SF Final
Opposition Bye BRU REB SHA LIO CHI Bye WAR BLU CRU HUR Bye RED STO REB BRU BUL WAR RED — — —
Cumulative Points 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 10 10 10 14 14 14 — — —
Position (overall) N/A 12th 14th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th — — —
Position (Aus Conf.) N/A 4th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th — — —
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The Sunwolves played the following matches during the 2018 Super Rugby season:


24 February 2018 Sunwolves 25–32 Brumbies Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
13:15 Try: Hosea Saumaki  9', 29'
Timothy Lafaele  19'
Con: Ryoto Nakamura  10'
Hayden Parker  20'
Pen: Hayden Parker  65', 80' 		Report[3]
Scoreboard[4] 		Try: Lachlan McCaffrey  24'
Kyle Godwin  35'
Tevita Kuridrani  42'
Joshua Mann-Rea  53'
Tom Banks  68'
Con: Christian Lealiifano  36', 43'
Pen: Christian Lealiifano  6' 		Attendance: 14,614[2]
Referee: Paul Williams


3 March 2018 Sunwolves 17–37 Rebels Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
13:15 Try: Will Tupou  35'
Ed Quirk  78'
Con: Ryoto Nakamura  37', 79'
Pen: Ryoto Nakamura  26'
Cards: Ed Quirk  80' 		Report[6]
Scoreboard[7] 		Try: Jack Maddocks  9', 48', 52'
Amanaki Mafi  12'
Sefa Naivalu  45'
penalty try  80'
Con: Reece Hodge  50'
Pen: Jack Debreczeni  42'
Cards: Dane Haylett-Petty  76' 		Attendance: 11,181[5]
Referee: Egon Seconds


10 March 2018 Sharks 50–22 Sunwolves Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
15:05 Try: Makazole Mapimpi  9', 49'
Akker van der Merwe  29'
Tera Mtembu  36'
Jacques Vermeulen  55'
S'busiso Nkosi  68'
Cameron Wright  75'
Con: Robert du Preez  10', 30', 37', 56', 69'
Curwin Bosch  76'
Pen: Robert du Preez  2' 		Report[8]
Scoreboard[9] 		Try: Lomano Lemeki  45'
Wimpie van der Walt  59'
Will Tupou  78'
Con: Kotaro Matsushima  61'
Ryoto Nakamura  79'
Pen: Harumichi Tatekawa  25' 		Referee: Federico Anselmi


17 March 2018 Lions 40–38 Sunwolves Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
17:15 Try: Andries Coetzee  8'
Marvin Orie  19'
Malcolm Marx  27', 62'
Aphiwe Dyantyi  41'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg  72'
Con: Elton Jantjies  10', 20', 42', 63', 72' 		Report[10]
Scoreboard[11] 		Try: Kotaro Matsushima  22'
Craig Millar  31'
Hosea Saumaki  51'
Kazuki Himeno  59'
Atsushi Sakate  80'
Con: Will Tupou  23', 32', 52'
Ryoto Nakamura  60', 80'
Pen: Will Tupou  2' 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


24 March 2018 Sunwolves 10–61 Chiefs Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
13:15 Try: Semisi Masirewa  36'
Hosea Saumaki  42' 		Report[12]
Scoreboard[13] 		Try: Tyler Ardron  4'
Brodie Retallick  12'
Nathan Harris  17'
Solomon Alaimalo  20', 53'
Damian McKenzie  45', 65'
Liam Polwart  74'
Sean Wainui  78'
Con: Damian McKenzie  6', 14', 18', 21', 54', 67', 75', 79' 		Referee: Will Houston


7 April 2018 Sunwolves 29–50 Waratahs Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
14:15 Try: Michael Little  11'
Sam Wykes  23'
Semisi Masirewa  53'
Kazuki Himeno  66'
Con: Yu Tamura  12', 25'
Hayden Parker  67'
Pen: Yu Tamura  28' 		Report[14]
Scoreboard[15] 		Try: Jake Gordon  6', 35'
Curtis Rona  16'
Will Miller  19'
Bryce Hegarty  40'
Michael Hooper  45'
Taqele Naiyaravoro  72'
Con: Bernard Foley  7', 17', 21', 36', 40', 74'
Pen: Bernard Foley  14'
Cards: Michael Hooper 65' to 75' 		Referee: Angus Gardner


14 April 2018 Sunwolves 10–24 Blues Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
12:05 Try: Timothy Lafaele  21'
Con: Hayden Parker  23'
Pen: Yu Tamura  4' 		Report[16]
Scoreboard[17] 		Try: Jordan Hyland  28', 76'
Akira Ioane  50'
Dalton Papalii  55'
Con: Stephen Perofeta  51', 56'
Cards: Patrick Tuipulotu 3' to 13' 		Referee: Nick Briant


21 April 2018 Crusaders 33–11 Sunwolves AMI Stadium, Christchurch  
19:35 Try: Ryan Crotty  1', 57'
Matt Todd  9'
Manasa Mataele  62'
Jack Stratton  80'
Con: Mike Delany  3', 10', 58'
Mitchell Hunt  80' 		Report[18]
Scoreboard[19] 		Try: Michael Little  12'
Pen: Hayden Parker  43', 51' 		Referee: Brendon Pickerill


27 April 2018 Hurricanes 43–15 Sunwolves Westpac Stadium, Wellington  
19:35 Try: Julian Savea  15'
Finlay Christie  28'
Reed Prinsep  39'
Jordie Barrett  42'
Vince Aso  74', 79'
Brad Shields  77'
Con: Beauden Barrett  16', 29', 40'
Jordie Barrett  78' 		Report[20]
Scoreboard[21] 		Try: Lappies Labuschagné  9'
Kenki Fukuoka  69'
Con: Hayden Parker  10'
Pen: Hayden Parker  18' 		Referee: Jamie Nutbrown


12 May 2018 Sunwolves 63–28 Reds Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo  
12:05 Try: Grant Hattingh  30'
Hayden Parker  33'
Hosea Saumaki  54', 78', 80'
penalty try  69'
Con: Hayden Parker  30', 35', 55', 80', 80'
Pen: Hayden Parker  2', 7', 15', 28', 40', 43', 61' 		Report[22]
Scoreboard[23] 		Try: Brandon Paenga-Amosa  10'
Ben Lucas  21'
Angus Scott-Young  66'
Filipo Daugunu  74'
Con: Jono Lance  11', 22', 67', 74'
Cards: Duncan Paia'aua 69' to 79' 		Referee: Egon Seconds


19 May 2018 Sunwolves 26–23 Stormers Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  
13:15 Try: Hayden Parker  24'
Grant Hattingh  57'
Con: Hayden Parker  25', 58'
Pen: Hayden Parker  38', 65', 80'
Drop: Hayden Parker  80' 		Report[24]
Scoreboard[25] 		Try: Dillyn Leyds  6', 33'
JJ Engelbrecht  21'
Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  22'
Pen: SP Marais  71', 74' 		Referee: Nic Berry


25 May 2018 Rebels 40–13 Sunwolves AAMI Park, Melbourne  
19:45 Try: Marika Koroibete  6', 68', 71'
Jack Maddocks  17', 48'
Amanaki Mafi  21'
Con: Reece Hodge  6', 17', 23', 49', 72' 		Report[26]
Scoreboard[27] 		Try: Lomano Lemeki  3'
Con: Hayden Parker  4'
Pen: Hayden Parker  32', 38'
Cards: Hosea Saumaki 63' to 73' 		Referee: Federico Anselmi


3 June 2018 Brumbies 41–31 Sunwolves GIO Stadium, Canberra  
16:05 Try: David Pocock  7'
Lachlan McCaffrey  12'
Tom Banks  26'
Andy Muirhead  45'
Henry Speight  54', 74'
Tom Cusack  58'
Con: Christian Lealiifano  8', 28'
Wharenui Hawera  75'
Cards: Matt Lucas  80' 		Report[28]
Scoreboard[29] 		Try: Jason Emery  35'
Hencus van Wyk  42'
Ed Quirk  70'
Kai Ishii  80'
Con: Hayden Parker  36', 43', 71', 80'
Pen: Hayden Parker  24' 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge


30 June 2018 Sunwolves 42–37 Bulls National Stadium, Singapore  
19:55 Try: Hayden Parker  2'
Keisuke Uchida  19'
Gerhard van den Heever  46'
Willie Britz  52'
Michael Little  65'
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco  75'
Con: Hayden Parker  4', 20', 47', 53', 66', 76'
Cards: Willie Britz 38' to 48' 		Report[30]
Scoreboard[31] 		Try: Jesse Kriel  23', 28'
Handré Pollard  40'
Conraad van Vuuren  49'
Con: Handré Pollard  24', 28', 40', 50'
Pen: Handré Pollard  42', 60', 71' 		Referee: Ben O'Keeffe


7 July 2018 Waratahs 77–25 Sunwolves Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
19:45 Try: Sekope Kepu  11'
Israel Folau  25', 39'
Kurtley Beale  34'
Ned Hanigan  44'
Nick Phipps  47'
Taqele Naiyaravoro  52', 73'
Curtis Rona  61'
Michael Wells  65'
Alex Newsome  75', 80'
Con: Bernard Foley  13', 36', 48', 54', 63', 67', 74'
Pen: Bernard Foley  42' 		Report[32]
Scoreboard[33] 		Try: Akihito Yamada  22', 55'
Michael Leitch  28'
Con: Hayden Parker  23', 56'
Pen: Hayden Parker  10', 20'
Cards: Semisi Masirewa  40'
Fumiaki Tanaka 70' to 80' 		Referee: Federico Anselmi


13 July 2018 Reds 48–27 Sunwolves Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
19:45 Try: Liam Wright  5'
Eto Nabuli  23', 51'
Jono Lance  32'
Taniela Tupou  40'
Duncan Paia'aua  57'
Moses Sorovi  64'
Con: Jono Lance  6', 24', 40', 52', 65'
Pen: Jono Lance  30'
Cards: Duncan Paia'aua 28' to 38'
Caleb Timu 45' to 55' 		Report[34]
Scoreboard[35] 		Try: penalty try  28'
Ryoto Nakamura  72'
Jaba Bregvadze  75'
Con: Hayden Parker  73', 75'
Pen: Hayden Parker  14', 16'
Cards: Ed Quirk  37' 		Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

Player statistics

The Super Rugby appearance record for players that represented the Sunwolves in 2018 is as follows:[36]

2018 Sunwolves player statistics
Player name BRU REB SHA LIO CHI WAR BLU CRU HUR RED STO REB BRU BUL WAR RED QF SF F App Try Con Pen DG Pts
Keita Inagaki 1 17 1 17 17 17 17 — — — 7 0 0 0 0 0
Shota Horie 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 — — — 8 0 0 0 0 0
Koo Ji-won 3 3 3 18 3 3 3 3 — — — 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Wykes 4 4 5 19 4 19 5 — — — 7 1 0 0 0 5
Grant Hattingh 5 5 19 5 5 5 5 5 6 19 5 — — — 11 2 0 0 0 10
Kazuki Himeno 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 19 — — — 11 2 0 0 0 10
Lappies Labuschagné 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 — — — 7 1 0 0 0 5
Willie Britz 8 5 8 20 8 20 8 6 6 8 — — — 10 1 0 0 0 5
Yutaka Nagare 9 9 21 9 21 9 9 21 21 9 21 9 9 — — — 13 0 0 0 0 0
Robbie Robinson 10 15 23 22 15 — — — 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hosea Saumaki 11 11 11 23 14 14 11 11 — — — 8 7 0 0 0 35
Ryoto Nakamura 12 12 22 22 22 12 23 23 23 — — — 9 1 6 1 0 20
Timothy Lafaele 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 — — — 9 2 0 0 0 10
Lomano Lemeki 14 14 14 23 11 11 14 — — — 7 2 0 0 0 10
Jason Emery 15 23 23 15 13 13 13 15 — — — 8 1 0 0 0 5
Jaba Bregvadze 16 16 16 2 16 16 2 16 2 2 16 — — — 11 1 0 0 0 5
Craig Millar 17 1 1 1 17 1 1 1 1 1 17 1 1 1 1 1 — — — 16 1 0 0 0 5
Asaeli Ai Valu 18 — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
James Moore 19 19 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 — — — 11 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Quirk 20 8 20 7 20 20 20 7 7 8 7 7 7 — — — 13 2 0 0 0 10
Fumiaki Tanaka 21 21 9 21 21 9 9 21 9 21 21 21 — — — 12 0 0 0 0 0
Hayden Parker 22 10 22 22 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 — — — 13 3 26 22 1 136
Sione Teaupa 23 13 11 — — — 3 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Leitch 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 6 — — — 8 1 0 0 0 5
Will Tupou 11 11 13 23 15 15 — — — 6 2 3 1 0 19
Akihito Yamada 14 14 11 11 11 — — — 5 2 0 0 0 10
Atsushi Sakate 16 16 16 16 2 — — — 5 1 0 0 0 5
Takuma Asahara 18 3 18 3 3 3 3 3 3 — — — 9 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshitaka Tokunaga 20 7 6 20 6 6 6 6 20 20 8 — — — 11 0 0 0 0 0
Harumichi Tatekawa 22 10 10 22 12 12 — — — 6 0 0 1 0 3
Ryuji Noguchi 23 23 15 15 — — — 4 0 0 0 0 0
Yusuke Niwai 2 2 16 16 16 16 16 2 — — — 8 0 0 0 0 0
Keisuke Uchida 9 21 9 9 9 — — — 5 1 0 0 0 5
Michael Little 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 13 — — — 13 3 0 0 0 15
Kotaro Matsushima 15 15 15 15 15 — — — 5 1 1 0 0 7
Shintaro Ishihara 17 17 17 17 17 17 1 17 — — — 8 0 0 0 0 0
Hencus van Wyk 18 18 3 18 18 18 3 18 18 18 — — — 10 1 0 0 0 5
Wimpie van der Walt 19 5 19 19 19 19 4 19 5 — — — 9 1 0 0 0 5
Uwe Helu 5 19 19 5 — — — 4 0 0 0 0 0
Yu Tamura 10 10 10 22 22 22 — — — 6 0 2 2 0 10
Semisi Masirewa 14 14 14 23 23 15 23 14 14 14 — — — 10 2 0 0 0 10
Nika Khatiashvili 18 18 18 18 — — — 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kenki Fukuoka 11 11 14 11 — — — 4 1 0 0 0 5
Shinya Makabe 5 — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Shunsuke Nunomaki 7 19 7 — — — 3 0 0 0 0 0
Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco 20 8 20 20 20 — — — 5 1 0 0 0 5
Kaito Shigeno 21 21 — — — 2 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Woonton 17 — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fetuani Lautaimi 20 — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gerhard van den Heever 22 15 — — — 2 1 0 0 0 5
Kai Ishii 23 — — — 1 1 0 0 0 5
Rikiya Matsuda 22 22 22 — — — 3 0 0 0 0 0
Yoshikazu Fujita 14 — — — 1 0 0 0 0 0
penalty try – 2 – – – 14
Total 16 48 38 27 1 404

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

See also

References

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